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A Question about the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID used with an M1 MacBook Air

If I shut the machine down and leave it open, pressing the Touch ID key starts it up. If it's up and running and something errant causes a lockup, I can press and hold the Touch ID key for 10 seconds to blow the machine down.


I also use the MacBook closed and docked to a CalDigit TS3-Plus using a Satechi keyboard. I obviously can't use the internal keyboard, so I put the machine to sleep before docking it and put it to sleep rather than shut it down when ending a docked session.


The question (finally!):


If I use a Magic Keyboard with Touch ID when docked, will the Touch ID key act as a power button?


TIA!

Posted on Mar 21, 2022 1:34 PM

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Posted on Mar 21, 2022 2:21 PM

Yes.

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A Question about the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID used with an M1 MacBook Air

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